Keeping residents safe: What exactly does that mean?
By
Deanna Vigliotta
Jun 01, 2023
I have been thinking a lot lately about the words “keeping residents safe.” What exactly does keeping residents safe in assisted living communities mean, beyond the obvious human basic needs of food,...
Fresh facility design combines tradition, new ideas
By
John Hall
Jun 01, 2023
As pandemic recedes, owners and designers move to ‘less is more’ strategy while trying to appeal to residents’ adult children.
Getting credit where it’s overdue
By
John O'Connor
May 25, 2023
Although women account for roughly two-thirds of the senior living workforce, their efforts and accomplishments often go under-appreciated. Or worse, get taken for granted. That’s one reason why nights...
3 keys to firming up staffing at your senior living community
By
Malinda Shultice, DHSc
Apr 24, 2023
With these three things, you’ll get agency staffing out of your building in a timely fashion. Take it from someone who has run a building and never used an agency for the duration of the pandemic.
5 ways senior living leaders can modernize infrastructure to pave a path through climate change
By
Mary Fox
Apr 06, 2023
By taking steps to update building systems with future-forward technologies and strategies, senior living leaders can ensure that they always are putting residents first.
Diversity, equity and inclusion is a work in progress
By
Marsha Wesley Coleman
Feb 21, 2023
Organizations can look to their values to move toward better inclusion. We have a long way to go, and the time to start is now.
Celebrating entertainment for the ‘older viewer’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2023
AARP the Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Awards puts the the on films and TV programs that appeal to views aged 50 or more years.
‘Killer nurse’ movies remind senior living entities, professionals about reporting requirements
By
Timothy J. Ford, Esq.
Feb 06, 2023
New films remind senior living entities and professionals about legal reporting obligations that arose in response to a terrifying case.
Focus on briefs: Dementia
Feb 01, 2023
Alzheimer’s blood test, Aducanumab approval issues, Medicare coverage of brain scans that diagnose dementia, Some at higher risk for Alzheimer’s
How to turn your community into a union shop
By
John O'Connor
Jan 19, 2023
Cheating workers is the kind of thing that can make the public wonder about this field’s business practices. It’s also the kind of thing that can give workers a compelling reason to seek union protection.